Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-03
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE, %. 1888
THE GENERAL ELECTION In
THE STATE


for county officers throughout Virginia
last week, ought to be enough to put the
Democrats In good humor with them
selves and the rest of mankind-if it were
only for some remarkable upturnings the
Republicans got. In Rockingham. our
next door neighbor. where the Democrats
made no nominations, Messerley Dem.
was elected over D. s. Lewis, Republican
nominee, for Clerk of the County Court,
and Martz (Dem.) over Black, Republican
nominee, for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
In Page county r. S. Parks Ind. Dem. J
was elected Commonwealth Attorney
over E. T. Broyls Republican nominee.
In Shenandoah county the Republican
nominees for Commonwealth Attorney,
Sheriff and Treasurer, were beaten by
majorities running from 80 to 700, and
much indignation is expressed at Senator
Riddleberger therefor, he being credited
with having dropped the Republican
ticket in the road. In Gen. Mahone's
county. Dinwiddie, an independent Re-
publican ticket swept the field, beating
the regular Republican ticket by about
500 majority; and in Southampton, the
Generals native county, the Democrats
carried it by about 200. defeating Senator
Causey who was Republican candidate for
Clerk. The toughest fight of the cam
paign was in James City county, where
DIR. Richard A. Wise ran for County
Clerk, and though the Republican majority
!, there is. 500 be YVES enly' elected by 81
1ithstandlng Gen. Malone
county to speak for him. In
ity the entire Democratic
She first time in three years
That county gave Bowen
congress last year 300 majority.
lex couBty, which is Republi-
where from 400 to !, ZOO major
1855 emocratic ticket was elected by
aajority. In New Kent, also a
d Republican county. the Demo-
S ected their whole ticket. The
cans carried Norfolk county by
eased majority and elected J. G.
~, cOlored, Commonwealth IS Attor-
ne first colOred man to I'LL that Office
3 State. Sheriff John Lesner who
cen Republican power in that coun-
r many years, was running indepen-
) this time and was defeated. In
.abeth City county strong Republic
majority elects Jno. A. Fields, color
Commonwealth 8 Attorney, with the
at of the ticket.
The Democrats however, had some re-
erses here and there in the State, the
most important one being at Lynchburg,
where in the municipal election a City
i Council was chosen consisting of Demo.
Gratis, Republicans and 2 Knight of La
Dor. Uf'the Republicans are colored.
In Washington county where there was
no Democratic organization, J. G. Sum-
mers (Rep.), was chosen Commonwealth s
Attorney. In Wythe where the Democrats
ran no ticket, the Republicans elected a
Commonwealth Is Attorney, J. L. Gleaves,
Sheriff and Treasurer. In Rockbridge
the Democrats swept the field In the coun-
ty by majoritles ranging from so to 400 and
elected Haughawout, Mayor OF Lexington
by 100 majority. State Senator Petit,
torney Of Fluvanna, and Senator Bibb,
(Dem.) J, who ran for the same position in
Louisa. was defeated. In Amelia the
Democrats elected every officer but the
Sheriff. In Nelson where no party lines
were drawn, Robt. Whitehead, (Dem.),
was reelected Commonwealth Attorney
and G. Stevsn1nIRsp:( CLERK. Glou-
cester, Democratic county, elected Re
publican officers by "a majority. In Bot
et0urt. the Democratic ticket was elected.
except County Clerk, to which J. W. Ma
theny, Independent. was chosen. In High
land county where no ticket was run the
old Democratic county officers were all
elected by the majorities given-J. G. Ma
theney, Clerk, 255: L. II. Stephenson,
Commonwealth Attorney, 322; j. A.
Jones, Treasurer, 1856; W. 2 Campbell,
Commissioner of Revenue. 1853; Supervi-
sors-W. D. Gibson for Monterey, 4; S.
.. Sterrett for Blue Grass, 4, and j. S.
McNulty for Stonewall, SO. In Bath the
following ticket was elected-John W.
Stephenson, Dem. J. commemorative At
eOluCy3 a. VI. SloOhs AOOusJ. SiClh, VI L :.
Revercomb. lkep.), Sheriff, and Jas. W..
Bonner, (Rep. }, Treasurer-no party lines
were drawn In Bath In Albemarle J..
Snowden Wood. (Rep.), was elected Clerk
OF the County Court by running IN be-
tween two Democrats.
Looking back at the demoralizing con-
gressional election of last November, the
Virginia Democracy seems to have fallen
) I'll this time for victory all along the line,
won it, and are in fine condition for the
November fight.
Sir Edward Thornton the commissioner